Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:40 PM WST on Friday 21 November 2025
Valid for Friday 21 November 2025 to Monday 24 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Kimberley and North Interior
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures in the low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to expand and intesify over the weekend then persist through most of next week with milder temperatures possible from later in the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Fitzroy Crossing, Kalumburu and Kiwirrkurra.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 2:00pm WST on Saturday 22 November 2025
Forecast
Kalumburu (14.2933°S, 126.6401°E, 18m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far N, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds NW/SW 15 to 25 km/h tending NE/SE in the middle of the day then tending NW/SW in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures around 40.
Forecast for Kalumburu (14.2933°S, 126.6401°E, 18m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 27° 27° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 40° 41° 39° 35° 35° 36° 37° Chance of rain 40% 10% 60% 80% 90% 70% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 8
(km/h)15
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)32
(km/h)30
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction SSW NNE S ESE S SSE SE ESE ENE NNE NNW NNW WNW NNW Relative humidity 51% 49% 46% 31% 48% 43% 68% 62% 70% 65% 67% 64% 63% 56% Dew point 24°C 24°C 23°C 20°C 22°C 22°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Kalumburu (14.2933°S, 126.6401°E, 18m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:31am WST 4:54am WST 5:45pm WST 6:08pm WST 6:03am WST 7:33pm WST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
